Driver For International Ethics
1. POPULATION SIZE
• The population size of the country appears to be less of a determining factor because migration policies that restrict or prohibit international migration in search of economic opportunities are in place. This could be contested in the coming years.
• The need for labour will be imbalanced in countries with older generations and fewer younger generations. As a result, countries with younger generations and fewer older generations will face an imbalance.
• International policies encourage the movement of talented and capable people. People carry their culture with them and learn other people's language and culture, resulting in various levels of cultural exchange. Understanding grows and develops on a global scale.
• People across national borders, and their cross-national overseas interaction and experience adds a new dimension to international relations governed by international ethics.
• International influence and relations are even more influenced by the size of the economy. As international trade grows, so does this sphere of international relations, and so doe’s interdependence.
• Institutions that facilitate this growth and maturity provide the international ethical guidance that is required for international relations to grow and mature.
2. ECONOMIC STRENGTH
• Nations with large export or import sectors, in particular, are reliant on other economies for survival and growth, and are thus vulnerable to international developments.
• For example: a. In August 2010, the press was awash with stories about China overtaking Japan as the world's second largest economy
b. Although the United States remains the world's largest economy, it is already feeling the pressure from China's military might and is rethinking its international strategy. As it competes with the United States for supremacy, China's influence in the global economy and international relations between nations will grow, and it will eventually find its rightful place.
c. China's economy is roughly four times larger than India's. China has a greater influence in international relations than India. While pursuing friendly and cooperative relations with China, it is likely that the US will do everything in its power to ensure that China does not approach its strength.
d. China is also likely to do everything in its power to prevent India from approaching its strength, even as it pursues more friendly and cooperative relations with India than was previously possible.
3. INTERNATIONAL REALTION
• The space for international relations is defined by the size of the economy and the size of international exchanges (trade and other interactions).
• Something that benefits two or more countries strengthens their strategic interdependence and protects them from external competitive challenges and threats.
4. COMPETITION BETWEEN NATIONS
• Nations compete in the international space, and national interests drive the international ethical space. National disadvantages will work against that nation's expanded role in international ethics, whereas national advantages will likely facilitate it.
• When the picture of various nations competing for natural resources, markets, investments, talent, technology, and education is kept in mind, it is easier to grasp international problems and the ethical issues associated with international problems.
• Nations that do not demonstrate competitiveness potential appear to be falling behind, owing in part to their own policies and political interests.
• Several indices, such as "the freedom index," "human development index," "happiness index," "human capital index," "natural capital index," "standard of living index," and so on, indicate a country's success in international and global space.
• These factors, combined with other indices such as the "poverty index," "inequality index," "sustainability index," and so on, provide a fairly accurate picture of a country's competitiveness in comparison to others.
• The wide disparities between nations are a source of concern, as well as a motivator, as nations take domestic and international actions aimed at improving their rankings and positions in comparison to others.
• Nonetheless, competition exists everywhere, and countries have begun to learn from one another and compete to become better countries with better governments. This contributes to the upkeep of international ethics to some extent.
5. ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM
• Nations compete for ecological system advantages by doing what they believe will help the environment maintain its natural capacity and vitality while also providing an ecological and economic advantage to their countries.
• At the same time, they are unwilling to shoulder much of the burden of climate change action, which could stifle economic growth in the short term.
• Philosophical considerations of the natural world have truly become an international and global phenomenon. Various insights from each of these fields are available for critical reflection on the harms that humans cause through their activities.
• Almost every country has developed long-term vision plans, imagining the changes that will be required, say, in 2030, 2050, or 2100, with domestic and international implications and effects All of these vision plans are drivers of international and global ethics; they are fundamental claims and promises that must be realised and fulfilled.
• Concerns about ecological systems benefit various nations' social and human well-being. The only way humanity can survive, according to environmental or ecological ethics, is to develop a new concept of eco-system ethics.
6. INTERDEPENDENCE, COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION
• Other countries have developed international cooperation and collaboration agreements in the shadows of dominant countries for a variety of reasons. We are accustomed to seeing a single country (a superpower) play a dominant role in international relations.
• International cooperation and collaboration are indicators of a country's reliance on other countries. Such international cooperation establishes a level of international order among them.
• It is easier to think of international ethics in terms of cooperation and collaboration because these are based on mutual interests in one another.
• The general field for international ethics is what one country has done to the people of another country, or what one group has done to another group. There may be several fields where international cooperation has proven to be successful, laying the groundwork for future cooperation and collaboration.
• Interdependence between nations, achieved through cooperation and collaboration, can serve as the foundation for the establishment of a "law of peace" for human relations.
7. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
• Through diplomatic presence, a small piece of every nation is present in every other nation and is immune to the domestic laws of the country in which it is present.
• Nations can always use diplomatic initiatives to settle their differences and reach agreements that ensure peace and security while also advancing their rights and interests and sharing duties and responsibilities.
• People movement can be facilitated by diplomatic presence, which also serves as a driver for inter-national relations and international ethics. Each country may have its own reasons for wanting to improve relations with other countries.
• The "international law of peace" exists when each country recognises the other, even if it does not resolve all international conflicts. In such situations, the rule of reason can win out.
8. DEFENCE AND MILITARY ENTERPRISE
• Every country has the potential to use its power to advance its global interests. International ethics can also be defined as a country's use of power against another country in order to achieve global goals and safeguard national interests. When pursued aggressively, it may result in certain conflicts.
• International conflict and wars are still a possibility, and they may be influenced by defence-related institutions with global reach and influence.
• Countries that choose to live side by side under the "law of war" will be difficult to persuade to forego war or prepare for long-term uncertain wars.
• Only when the international community scrutinises and insists on it can international conventions on "international law of war" become legally binding.
• For example, news of the “China-Pakistan Nuclear Deal” serves as a competitive nuclear flashpoint counter to the “USA-India Nuclear Deal,” making the region more vulnerable to military presence in the Himalayas or border regions, and thus putting a counterweight to world peace and security and international relations.
9. THE POVERTY AND WEALTH OF NATIONS
• Nations seeking greater wealth must contend with poverty, which prevents them from being active and responsible international actors involved in and contributing to emerging international issues.
• Poverty may be a domestic issue, but it has a significant impact on what a country can accomplish internationally and how welcoming it is to the rest of the world.
• Poverty reduction would be welcomed on a global scale. Nations may use "international law of justice" to pledge to reduce and eliminate poverty wherever it exists through responsible joint action.
• The UN's Millennium Development Goals framework calls on countries to cut poverty in half by 2015 and continue to do so globally.
• Recognizing that the world's poor have a stake in the world in which they live, as well as in domestic and international economic and social development, is a crucial aspect of our increasingly global world.
• Poverty indices, or poverty measures, are available to help policymakers. The plight of the world's poor is unquestionably a driving force behind international ethics.
• Several international NGOs working to alleviate poverty have developed decision-making frameworks that provide an additional field of international ethics and can drive the values of global solidarity and justice.
• Richer countries should help poorer countries, according to international ethics. One would also like to see their relations transformed into win-win situations for both parties, with a greater benefit to the least developed countries.
10. THE INEQUALITY OF NATIONS
• We live in an unequal world, and facts show that inequalities are increasing. Inequalities point to specific conflicts that may be domestic or international in nature, but they are indicators of troubling trends.
• Expectations of equity, particularly international equity, are high in an unequal world. Any international action must aim to benefit the least advantaged nations more than a most advantaged nation would expect.
• Otherwise, it appears that there would be no incentive for less developed or least developed countries to participate in international initiatives.
• In the event of such failures, only those international actions that are backed by powerful nations will be carried out, resulting in a more divided world with a higher risk of future conflict.
• International ethics must guide and address the use of international power (or else it is likely to be abused). International inequalities imply that some countries wield more international power than others.
• The rise and fall of nations, as well as their international power, may have been marred by historical injustices.
• It is critical to see international ethical sensitivities harnessing international power for global growth and development, peace and security, and so on.
11. FREEDOM OF SPEECH
• Religion or world religions, the world press or international press and media, the education sector, cultural expressions, exchanges, and products all fall under the umbrella of freedom of speech.
• International relations, as well as international peace and security, are influenced by religions. The international press is a player who can expose nations' covert and overt activities, exposing unpleasant or unpalatable truths to international audiences.
• International relations, international power, and other aspects of international relations are welcome to be scrutinised, and may be guided by rules of international media ethics, which are also part of international ethics.
• Rather than the rampant social exclusion and discrimination, cultural exchanges provide mutual appreciation of different cultures and cultural differences, as well as a welcome richness of diversity and social inclusion.
• The education and training sectors lay the groundwork for truly sustainable societies and a better world for all. The world's future is determined by what happens in the education sector, which spans countries as people migrate to obtain the education they desire for their future well-being.
12. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
• The international and global flow of information is another driver of international ethics and actions.
• The issues of technology, particularly information technology, and how information and information technology is used internationally and nationally by individuals and countries are at the heart of such actions and activities. Because information can confer benefits, various international gatekeepers can control the flow of information and thus the benefits or drawbacks, or even destroy the benefits of information.
• International ethical ideas may also influence the use of information technologies. Information technologies not only regulate the availability and flow of information, but they also make it easier for nations and people to communicate conveniently and easily, without the interference of any government or individual in their "private" conversations. Of course, this may pose a threat to some, as it is possible to conduct "suspicious activity" against another country from the ostensibly safe borders of another country.
• Because any country and individual can potentially be reached from anywhere and at any time, information technology has both benefits and drawbacks for any country.
• National domains do not entirely determine how such power is used. Individuals can use technology against certain countries and states to counter such powers, just as nations can.
13. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AGENDAS AND PROJECTS
• Science has been a driving force behind international and global progress. Every country has a community of scientific advisers who provide the best science advice to their governments, and these advisers are in constant international and global contact with their counterparts, exchanging ideas and scientific research trends, as well as information that can be strategically used.
• Developments in scientific research fields may influence and drive international ethics. Because different research fields have different contexts, research ethics may be more contextual, and international ethics may be more multidimensional and contextual.
• This is due not only to its scope, but also to the fact that international ethics is constantly challenged by international and global research in a variety of contexts.
• Our scientists have made significant advances in scientific discoveries in every field, and some benefits are provided to humanity as a whole through filtered domestic and international policies, as well as educational interchange and exchange.